riverbank

noun
/ˈɹɪv.əˌbæŋk/UK/ˈɹɪv.ɚˌbæŋk/US

Etymology

From river + bank.

  1. derived from *bʰeg-
  2. derived from *bankiz
  3. derived from *banki
  4. derived from bank
  5. derived from banca
  6. derived from banque
  7. inherited from banke
  8. formed as riverbank — “river + bank

Definitions

  1. A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either…

    A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.

    • "The best plan will be to walk along the riverbank until we come to the road again," remarked the Lion.
  2. A city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for riverbank. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA